Fetch Softworks is pleased to announce Fetch 5.5.2, the latest version of the original Macintosh file transfer program. Fetch 5.5.2 has been updated to offer full compatibility with the newly released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

This release improves the Quick Look feature introduced in Fetch 5, and adds two new features: a "View as Text" command and SOCKS support for SFTP connections.

* Fixed rare crashes when uploading caused by missing default editors
* Fixed rare crashes when opening preferences caused by missing default editors
* Fixed rare freezes when getting file lists
* Fixed delays in renaming items when the list of recent folders is very long
* Fixed a problem where pressing Return in the Put dialog inserted a space into the names of uploaded files
* Made it easier to select all files in the Put dialog when a single file is already selected
* Fixed a problem where file lists wouldn't be displayed when connecting to certain Windows servers and the "Use LIST -al" preference was selected
* Fixed a problem where folders would display as files when connected to certain Microsoft DFS servers
* Fixed a problem downloading folders that appear to contain files beginning with "._" from certain servers
* Fixed garbled text in confirmation dialog when dragging files to the Trash
* Fixed rare problem where Fetch Shortcuts window could become very short and not resizable

* Fixed slow transfers when Fetch is in the foreground on some Macintosh models
* Improved the speed of the Shortcuts and Go menus when they contain many items
* Fixed droplet shortcuts so they can be used with accounts limited by parental controls (managed accounts)
* Added information about a droplet shortcut's destination to the Finder Get Info window
* Fixed problems with WebView and usernames that contain underscores
* Fixed errors when creating a WebView entry and a "View Source" window is open in Safari
* Improved compatibility with user-assigned keyboard shortcuts
* Fixed -981 and -982 errors when opening shortcut list windows more...